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97-005432CON BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-FLORIDA, INC., D/B/A BEVERLY GULF COAST-FLORIDA, INC. vs AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION; REGENTS PARK, INC.; AND WHITEHALL BOCA, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (1997)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 20, 1997

Which, if any, of the proposals of the co-batched applicants meet the criteria for the issuance of certificate(s) of need in response to the projected need for 168 additional community nursing home beds in Palm Beach County, for the year 2000 planning horizon.Letter of Intent rule at time of hearing applies; financial unfeasibility disqualifies applicants; costs, location, services and quality of care (superior licenses) determinative of most qualified Certificate of Need.

96-005432CON BEVERLY SAVANA CAY MANOR, INC. vs ARBOR HEALTH CARE COMPANY, HEALTH FACILITIES, INC., D/B/A TRI-COUNTY NURSING HOME, PUTNAM HOSPITAL (1996)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 15, 1996

Which one of three Certificate of Need applications for a new nursing facility in AHCA Nursing Home District 3 should be granted: Beverly Savana Cay Manor, Inc.’s; Life Health Care Resources, Inc.’s; or Arbor Health Care Company’s?In comparative review of three CON applications for 120-bed facility in District 3, Citrus County proved to be the best location.

96-005406CON PETERSEN HEALTH CARE, INC. vs MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CENTER, INC., AND AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION (1996)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 15, 1996

This proceeding involves competing Certificate of Need (CON) applications for nursing home beds in AHCA District 5, Subdistrict 1, Pasco County. The issue for determination is which of the three applicants should be awarded a CON for 57 nursing home beds for the January 1999 planning horizon.Among three competing applicants, all of whom meet criteria, the nursing home bed Certificate of Need (CON) should go to the applicant proposing innovative approach to service delivery.

96-002444CON BEVERLY SAVANA CAY MANOR, INC. vs BSH HEALTH SERVICES, INC.; AND AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION (1996)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: May 23, 1996

This is a certificate of need proceeding in which each of the three Petitioners seeks to be awarded a certificate of need for the construction of a new 118-bed nursing home in AHCA District 1, Subdistrict 1, comprised of Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. Each Petitioner asserts entitlement to the award on the basis that its application is, for a variety of reasons, the best of the three competing applications. The ultimate issue to be resolved is a determination as to which of these three applicants best meets the statutory and rule criteria for the issuance of a certificate of need in response to the projected numeric need of 118 beds.1Upon review of all relevant Certificate Of Need (CON) criteria, CON should be awarded to best of three good applicants.

95-002296CON VANTAGE HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, D/B/A BEVERLY MANOR REHABILITATION AND SPECIALTY CARE CENTER vs MANATEE SPRINGS NURSING CENTER, INC., D/B/A MEDIPLEX REHAB-BRADENTON (1995)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: May 09, 1995

The issue for resolution is which of two competing certificate of need applications should be approved for nursing home beds in District 6, Subdistrict 2, Manatee County, Florida. Other ancillary issues are whether Mediplex timely filed a letter of intent to apply for a certificate of need, whether Mediplex impermissibly amended its application at hearing and whether Beverly impermissibly is proposing two projects (delicensure and creation of beds in addition to those in the fixed need pool).2 applicants compete for 63 Nursing Home beds--both are good, but on balance the less costly, more unique proposal prevails.

93-006280CON BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-FL., INC., D/B/A BEVERLY GULF COAST-FL., INC. vs FLORIDA CONVALESCENT CENTERS, INC., D/B/A PALM GARDEN OF WINTER HAVEN (1993)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 03, 1993

The issue presented is whether the applications for certificates of need filed by Petitioners Beverly Enterprises-Florida, Inc. d/b/a Beverly Gulf Coast- Florida, Inc.; JFK Medical Center, Inc.; and Manor Care of Boynton Beach, Inc., should be granted.Comparative review of nursing home applications; additional certificate of need awarded to hospital applicant for conversion of beds based on special circumstances.

94-002452CON BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-FLORIDA, INC., D/B/A BEVERLY GULF COAST-FLORIDA, INC. vs WILDWOOD HEALTHCARE, INC.; BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-FLORIDA, INC., D/B/A BEVERLY GULF COAST (1994)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: May 03, 1994

Which applicants best meet the statutory and rule criteria for the issuance of certificates of need in response to the projected numeric need for an additional 295 community nursing home beds in Agency For Health Care Administration District 3.Letter of intent publication error by newspaper-excused, by applicant or not shown to be by newspaper-not excused; larger nursing home in new, fast growing town recommended.

94-002404CON CLEARWATER LAND COMPANY, D/B/A REGENCY OAKS NURSING CENTER vs BEVERLY SAVANA CAY MANOR, INC. (1994)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: May 03, 1994

The issue for resolution is which of two competing certificate of need applications should be approved for nursing home beds in District 5, subdistrict 2, Pinellas County, Florida.Beverly's proposal for 120 bed nursing home provided greater access and better specialized services than CLCS conversion from shelter to community Nursing Home beds.

92-006656CON BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-FL., INC., D/B/A BEVERLY GULF COAST-FL., INC. vs UNICARE HEALTH FACILITIES, INC. (1992)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 05, 1992

Which applicant(s) best meet the criteria for the issuance of certificates of need for nursing home beds in response to the publication of the need for 321 additional community nursing home beds in Agency For Health Care Administration District 3.Approval of beds in excess of numeric need for geographically underserved nursing home area in comparative review process.

87-000262 HIALEAH HOSPITAL, INC. vs. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES (1987)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Latest Update: Oct. 06, 1989

The issue is whether Hialeah Hospital, Inc. may be licensed for a 21-bed psychiatric unit, without first obtaining a certificate of need, on the basis that it provided psychiatric services before a certificate of need was statutorily required.Hospital failed to prove entitlement to grandfathering of psychiatric unit before Certificate Of Need regulation was put in place in 1983.

Douglas Lee Mannheimer